Dual-class equity structure, nonaudit fees and the information content of earnings

Corporate Governance: An International Review

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 90-100

  Niu, Flora ^a  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agency theory; Shareholder rights; Shareholder value

Indexed keywords

EID: 44449165469     PISSN: 09648410     EISSN: 14678683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8683.2008.00665.x     Document Type: Article

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